Wanda Sykes on ‘Adding Racism’ in Disney World: Kids Come in For the Fun and Then We Add in the Education

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Wanda yeah ░░░░░░░░ s right Disney says ░░░░░░░░ s going to get ░░░░░░░░ of zip a dee ░░░░░░░░ dah and turn it ░░░░░░░░ a ride about the ░░░░░░░░ and the frog You ░░░░░░░░ they re gonna keep ░░░░░░░░ song they re just ░░░░░░░░ change the lyrics She ░░░░░░░░ a black princess now ░░░░░░░░ s a black frog ░░░░░░░░ mean I appreciate the ░░░░░░░░ from Disney but you ░░░░░░░░ gonna make the black ░░░░░░░░ the one where we ░░░░░░░░ our hair wet That ░░░░░░░░ just more racist than ░░░░░░░░ Applause For more on ░░░░░░░░ controversy we go to ░░░░░░░░ wood jr who is ░░░░░░░░ at walt Disney World ░░░░░░░░ and applause What s ░░░░░░░░ wanda Wanda roy you ░░░░░░░░ at ground zero of ░░░░░░░░ controversy How are people ░░░░░░░░ about these changes These ░░░░░░░░ are long overdue All ░░░░░░░░ racism was routing the ░░░░░░░░ pleasure of splash mountain ░░░░░░░░ is to fall into ░░░░░░░░ giant pool of piss ░░░░░░░░ you ask me that ░░░░░░░░ t go far enough ░░░░░░░░ need Disney World to ░░░░░░░░ more rides like those ░░░░░░░░ teacups Wanda why is ░░░░░░░░ ride racist too Nah ░░░░░░░░ when I was eight ░░░░░░░░ got on that ride ░░░░░░░░ threw up on my ░░░░░░░░ Ruined Stephanie s dress ░░░░░░░░ s pieces all over ░░░░░░░░ place everywhere The teacups ░░░░░░░░ spending I was like ░░░░░░░░ vomit sprinkler I m ░░░░░░░░ Stephanie Wanda roy nobody ░░░░░░░░ a shit about your ░░░░░░░░ system We re just ░░░░░░░░ Disney is trying to ░░░░░░░░ racism from its parks ░░░░░░░░ all due respect wanda ░░░░░░░░ disagree I don t ░░░░░░░░ we should be removing ░░░░░░░░ racism from the rides ░░░░░░░░ fact we should be ░░░░░░░░ racism Wanda why in ░░░░░░░░ hell would we want ░░░░░░░░ add racism into Disney ░░░░░░░░ Because Disney World might ░░░░░░░░ the only place left ░░░░░░░░ Florida where kids can ░░░░░░░░ about racism Cheers and ░░░░░░░░ It s the last ░░░░░░░░ You see what DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ doing down here taking ░░░░░░░░ history out of the ░░░░░░░░ cracking down on ap ░░░░░░░░ Pretty soon he will ░░░░░░░░ ban the word black ░░░░░░░░ gonna have to say ░░░░░░░░ white or super gray ░░░░░░░░ I see what you ░░░░░░░░ saying The kids come ░░░░░░░░ for the fun and ░░░░░░░░ we sneak in the ░░░░░░░░ Exactly Exactly That s ░░░░░░░░ we do sneak it ░░░░░░░░ Like you know those ░░░░░░░░ cars they got in ░░░░░░░░ Add some cops in ░░░░░░░░ pulling the black people ░░░░░░░░ to teach kids about ░░░░░░░░ stops what do you ░░░░░░░░ I was driving recklessly ░░░░░░░░ I got a bumper ░░░░░░░░ Don t tell me ░░░░░░░░ my tail light is ░░░░░░░░ There is no taillight ░░░░░░░░ Mama Wanda you might ░░░░░░░░ onto something roy I ░░░░░░░░ telling you wanda can ░░░░░░░░ put a little racism ░░░░░░░░ the rides the kids ░░░░░░░░ going to learn You ░░░░░░░░ they do that parade ░░░░░░░░ at Disney all the ░░░░░░░░ characters it s fun ░░░░░░░░ everybody Set the parade ░░░░░░░░ selma Walk mickey mouse ░░░░░░░░ the edmund pettus bridge ░░░░░░░░ have buzz lightyear on ░░░░░░░░ other side waiting to ░░░░░░░░ their asses to infinity ░░░░░░░░ beyond That is better ░░░░░░░░ any textbook Wanda damn ░░░░░░░░ is getting harsh roy ░░░░░░░░ they ve done to ░░░░░░░░ his harsh wanda I ░░░░░░░░ being fair How about ░░░░░░░░ You know they got ░░░░░░░░ street usa A beautiful ░░░░░░░░ of shops and successful ░░░░░░░░ and they re bustling ░░░░░░░░ doing well Wanda I ░░░░░░░░ where this is going ░░░░░░░░ that shit like they ░░░░░░░░ to black Wall Street ░░░░░░░░ Tulsa People need to ░░░░░░░░ the truth about this ░░░░░░░░ wanda Wanda I think ░░░░░░░░ people is a bit ░░░░░░░░ for an amusement park ░░░░░░░░ re entitled to your ░░░░░░░░ Last idea Epcot center ░░░░░░░░ center should be whites ░░░░░░░░ Wanda what s that ░░░░░░░░ teach them Epcot is ░░░░░░░░ as hell and I ░░░░░░░░ t want to go ░░░░░░░░ It s a big ░░░░░░░░ ball with an elevator ░░░░░░░░ m up next for ░░░░░░░░ teacups and I ve ░░░░░░░░ something to prove Stephanie ░░░░░░░░ if you are watching ░░░░░░░░ my stomach is strong ░░░░░░░░ can eat this food ░░░░░░░░ ride the right I ░░░░░░░░ t vomit on you ░░░░░░░░ ask max Wanda thank ░░░░░░░░ so much,